For eight years, we have had policies that have shredded consumer protections, that have loosened oversight and regulation, and encouraged outsized bonuses to CEOs, while ignoring middle-class Americans. The result is the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Obama blames the financial crisis on Republican policies that undermined consumer protections and regulation.
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I believe these two reforms would have contributed significantly to the sustainability of Social Security.
Dick Durbin has always fought the good fight on behalf of working families, and his integrity shines through in everything he does.
Look, I don't think what we just witnessed in terms of economic policy and tariffs is going to be good for America.
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